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Louisville's Tyler Hudson makes the connection from quarterback Malik Cunningham during the first half of an NCAA college football game against Boston College, Saturday, Oct. 1, 2022, in Boston. (AP Photo/Mark Stockwell)
Jurkovec (3 TDS) leads Boston College past Louisville 34-33

By Jimmy Golen Oct. 01, 2022 03:53 PM EDT
BOSTON (AP) — Phil Jurkovec and Boston College came through with enough good plays to

FILE - Pittsburgh's Steve Malinchak (7) and teammates celebrate their 13-9 upset win over No. 2 West Virginia in an NCAA college football game Dec. 1, 2007, in Morgantown, W.Va. The rivalry between the longtime rivals will be renewed following an 11-year hiatus on Thursday, Sept. 1, 2022, when the 17th-ranked Panthers host the Mountaineers. (AP Photo/Jeff Gentner, File)
ACC off to strong start in nonconference games

By Jimmy Golen Sep. 21, 2022 05:39 PM EDT
BOSTON (AP) — All that talk about how the Big Ten and Southeastern Conference are

Former Alabama split end Dennis Homan, left, poses with his daughter Missy Homan, center, and grandson Kneeland Hibbett, a current Alabama long snapper, outside Bryant-Denny Stadium at the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa, Ala. Hibbett has pledged to donate a share of his name, image and likeness proceeds to the Concussion Legacy Foundation, which has worked with ex-football players and others who developed traumatic brain injuries from repeated hits to the head. (Homan family photograph via AP)
Grandson of Alabama champ pledges NIL money to CTE research

By Jimmy Golen Sep. 20, 2022 04:57 PM EDT
As a walk-on long snapper — even one at powerhouse Alabama — Kneeland Hibbett doesn’t

FILE - Boston College wide receiver Zay Flowers (4) plays against Virginia Tech during the first half of an NCAA college football game on Nov. 5, 2021, in Boston. Boston College opens the 2022 season against Rutgers on Sept. 3. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer, File)
Boston College blockers try to hold up tradition of O-Line U

By Jimmy Golen Aug. 23, 2022 02:39 AM EDT
BOSTON (AP) — Boston College tackle Jack Conley looks over his shoulder at the

FILE - Boston College quarterback Phil Jurkovec (5) passes during the first half of an NCAA college football game against Virginia Tech on Nov. 5, 2021, in Boston. Boston College opens the 2022 season against Rutgers on Sept. 3.(AP Photo/Michael Dwyer, File)
Boston College brings edge in 3rd year for Hafley, Jurkovec

By Jimmy Golen Aug. 17, 2022 03:39 PM EDT
BOSTON (AP) — Boston College defensive back Jason Maitre wears a pendant of a lion

Boston College wide receiver Zay Flowers answers a question at the NCAA college football Atlantic Coast Conference Media Days in Charlotte, N.C., Wednesday, July 20, 2022. (AP Photo/Nell Redmond)
Flowers blooming at BC into one of ACC's best receivers

By Jimmy Golen Aug. 05, 2022 06:32 PM EDT
BOSTON (AP) — To Zay Flowers, unfinished business means getting his degree from

FILE - Miami's athletic director Blake James speaks to the news media during an NCAA football media day in Coral Gables, Fla., Aug. 9, 2013. Boston College has hired James as its third athletic director since 2017. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky, File)
Former Miami AD Blake James lands at BC, promises to stay

By Jimmy Golen Jun. 02, 2022 05:46 PM EDT
BOSTON (AP) — Boston College has hired its third athletic director since 2017, and

Boston College head coach Jeff Hafley looks on from the sideline during the first half of an NCAA college football game against Wake Forest, Saturday, Nov. 27, 2021, in Boston. (AP Photo/Mary Schwalm)
COVID outbreaks at UVa, BC scuttle Fenway, Military bowls

By Jimmy Golen Dec. 26, 2021 12:44 PM EST
BOSTON (AP) — The Fenway Bowl and Military Bowl were both canceled due to the

Boston College quarterback Phil Jurkovec (5) passes under pressure from Wake Forest defensive lineman Luiji Vilain (2) during the first half of an NCAA college football game, Saturday, Nov. 27, 2021, in Boston. (AP Photo/Mary Schwalm)
No. 21 Wake Forest beats BC 41-10, will play for ACC title

By Jimmy Golen Nov. 27, 2021 03:19 PM EST
BOSTON (AP) — Wake Forest coach Dave Clawson had no complaints about sharing

Boston College head coach Jeff Hafley looks on from the sideline during the second half of an NCAA college football game against Florida State, Saturday, Nov. 20, 2021, in Boston. (AP Photo/Mary Schwalm)
For Wake Forest, ACC title game spot is on the line at BC

By Jimmy Golen Nov. 26, 2021 02:50 PM EST
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — There’s no more need for Wake Forest to wonder about

Boston College quarterback Phil Jurkovec (5) drops back to hand off during the first half of an NCAA college football game against Georgia Tech, Saturday, Nov. 13, 2021, in Atlanta. Boston College won 41-30. (AP Photo/Danny Karnik)
No surprise: Jurkovec's return has Boston College rolling

By Jimmy Golen Nov. 18, 2021 06:29 PM EST
BOSTON (AP) — There’s no excuse anymore for being surprised by Boston College

Virginia Tech quarterback Braxton Burmeister, right, rushes against Georgia Tech during the second half of an NCAA college football game Saturday, Oct. 30, 2021, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)
BC coach Hafley wants to end QB shuffle against Hokies

By Jimmy Golen Nov. 04, 2021 04:25 PM EDT
BOSTON (AP) — Boston College coach Jeff Hafley has picked a winner in his

Virginia quarterback Brennan Armstrong (5) prepares to throw a pass against Georgia Tech during an NCAA college football game Saturday, Oct. 23, 2021, in Charlottesville, Va. (Andrew Shurtleff/The Daily Progress via AP)
Football shootout: ACC teams lighting up league scoreboards

By Jimmy Golen Oct. 27, 2021 04:33 PM EDT
BOSTON (AP) — Atlantic Coast Conference teams are lighting up scoreboards

North Carolina State center Grant Gibson (50) congratulates Thayer Thomas (5) after Thomas scored a touchdown during the second half of an NCAA college football game against Boston College, Saturday, Oct. 16, 2021, in Boston. (AP Photo/Mary Schwalm)
No. 22 North Carolina State beats Boston College 33-7

By Jimmy Golen Oct. 16, 2021 10:57 PM EDT
BOSTON (AP) — Thayer Thomas knew the pass wasn't intended for him. Then he

Clemson defensive tackle Tre Williams (8) and linebacker Baylon Spector (10) react after sacking Boston College quarterback Dennis Grosel, bottom center, during the second half of an NCAA college football game Saturday, Oct. 2, 2021, in Clemson, S.C. (AP Photo/Hakim Wright Sr.)
No. 22 NC State hopes for clear path to ACC title game at BC

By Jimmy Golen Oct. 14, 2021 06:44 PM EDT
BOSTON (AP) — Boston College coach Jeff Hafley was too busy to watch the Boston

FILE - Northwestern football players gather during practice at the University of Wisconsin-Parkside campus in Kenosha, Wisc., in this Monday, Aug. 17, 2015, file photo. College football players and some other athletes in revenue-generating sports are employees of their schools, the National Labor Relations Board’s top lawyer said in a memo Wednesday, Sept. 29, 2021, that would allow the players to unionize and otherwise negotiate over their working conditions. The nine-page NLRB memo revisited a case involving Northwestern University football players who were thwarted from forming a union when the board said that taking their side “would not promote stability in labor relations.”(AP Photo/Jeffrey Phelps, File)
EXPLAINER: NLRB memo says college athletes are employees

By Jimmy Golen Sep. 30, 2021 02:41 AM EDT
College athletes who make millions for their schools moved one step closer to

FILE - In this Feb. 11, 2020, file photo, NCAA President Mark Emmert testifies during a Senate Commerce subcommittee hearing on intercollegiate athlete compensation on Capitol Hill in Washington. College football players and some other athletes in revenue-generating sports are employees of their schools, the National Labor Relations Board’s top lawyer said in a memo Wednesday, Sept. 29, 2021, that would allow the players to unionize and otherwise negotiate over their working conditions.(AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)
NLRB memo: College football players are employees

By Jimmy Golen Sep. 29, 2021 12:44 PM EDT
College athletes who earn millions for their schools are employees, the

Boston College defensive back Brandon Sebastian (10) intercepts a pass intended for Missouri wide receiver Keke Chism (6) to win the game in the overtime period of an NCAA college football game, Saturday, Sept. 25, 2021, in Boston. (AP Photo/Mary Schwalm)
BC beats Mizzou 41-34 in OT on Flowers catch, Sebastian INT

By Jimmy Golen Sep. 25, 2021 04:25 PM EDT
BOSTON (AP) — Denis Grosel threw a 10-yard touchdown pass to Zay Flowers in

FILE - In this Oct. 24, 2020, file photo, Boston College head coach Jeff Hafley, left, leads his team onto the field before an NCAA college football game against Georgia Tech in Boston. After taking over at Boston College just before the pandemic broke out, Hafley isn't looking for things to get back to normal. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer, File)
In Year 2 under coach, QB, BC gets more flavorful playbook

By Jimmy Golen Sep. 02, 2021 12:03 PM EDT
BOSTON (AP) — Jeff Hafley was forced to keep his offense bland in his first

FILE - In this Nov. 17, 2018, file photo, Harvard wide receiver Henry Taylor (28) stretches for a touchdown against Yale linebacker Noah Pope (30) during the first half of an NCAA college football game at Fenway Park in Boston. All eight Ivies are requiring that their football teams be vaccinated for COVID-19 — just like the rest of the students on campus. Ivy League executive director Robin Harris said this month that the goal had been reached with “very limited medical or religious” exceptions. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)
Ivy League sports return as way they went out: cautiously

By Jimmy Golen Aug. 30, 2021 02:38 AM EDT
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — The Ivy League was the first conference to scuttle its